Susie is the second female addition to the family. On finishing a day ferreting with Fred, the farmer told us that a ferret had been seen at an adjacent cattery.
Previously one of Fred’s ferrets had been lost when ferreting , so we made a trip to check if it was his. Obviously it was not, but he did offer to find a home for her. In a pet carrier and saw a small, frightened, very thin ferret. I picked her up and offered to house her. ( Fred’s lost ferret has since been found.)
Susie was a young ferret, and in a few days she filled out, due to being well fed. She has proved to be a gentle and affectionate ferret. Months on, she more than doubled in size, and will play given the opportunity, and is very keen to explore the world. My idea of housing her in the same cage with Molly never happened, Molly had an attitude problem with other ferrets.
I had her spayed to prevent her coming into season, with the accompanying health problems. Susie had to have a teat removed that had become infected, also she had a severe eye infection caused by a blocked tear duct that required antibiotics for some time before eventually clearing up. Grace was to be her cage mate in later times, seemed to take care of Susie, and would often be seen fussing over her.
Susie enjoyed the company of other ferrets, cohabiting with Grace and happily associating with Lucy, Ruby and Kitty at cleaning time.
Previously one of Fred’s ferrets had been lost when ferreting , so we made a trip to check if it was his. Obviously it was not, but he did offer to find a home for her. In a pet carrier and saw a small, frightened, very thin ferret. I picked her up and offered to house her. ( Fred’s lost ferret has since been found.)
Susie was a young ferret, and in a few days she filled out, due to being well fed. She has proved to be a gentle and affectionate ferret. Months on, she more than doubled in size, and will play given the opportunity, and is very keen to explore the world. My idea of housing her in the same cage with Molly never happened, Molly had an attitude problem with other ferrets.
I had her spayed to prevent her coming into season, with the accompanying health problems. Susie had to have a teat removed that had become infected, also she had a severe eye infection caused by a blocked tear duct that required antibiotics for some time before eventually clearing up. Grace was to be her cage mate in later times, seemed to take care of Susie, and would often be seen fussing over her.
Susie enjoyed the company of other ferrets, cohabiting with Grace and happily associating with Lucy, Ruby and Kitty at cleaning time.
Before
After
The picture to the left is Susie when I first got her, in a short time she looked like the the right picture. Below an elderly Susie is pictured during February 2010 curled up on my lap. She is about eight years old.
Update: on March 9th 2010 Susie died. For a week previously she had been kept indoors, sharing a cage with Zach who was recuperating at the same time from an operation. She was found curled up as if asleep and still warm. The previous evening (alive) she was snugly resting happily with Zach.